demilune
Americannoun
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a crescent.
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Fortification. an outwork resembling a bastion with a crescent-shaped gorge.
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a crescent or half-moon shape, as of the top of a piece of furniture.
adjective
noun
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fortifications an outwork in front of a fort, shaped like a crescent moon
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a crescent-shaped object or formation; half-moon
Etymology
Origin of demilune
Example Sentences
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The outdoor space consists of a tiny demilune balcony that overlooks the sea.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Sunlight cascades through the demilune and tall windows into the great room with its 18-foot vaulted barrel ceiling made of narrow pine slats.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2015
At either end of this crescent or demilune is a large orbweb, surmounted by a tower.
From Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies by Henry Christopher McCook
They cross the ditch; they mount behind the demilune.
From The Invasion of France in 1814 by Alexandre Chatrian
On the other side of that was a small demilune of a garden, which gave the place the title of Crescent, and beyond that a straight row of houses all exactly alike.
From Across the Stream by Edward Frederic Benson
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